Talent Acquisition Specialist

4 weeks ago


Ottawa, Ontario, Canada British Council Full time

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Talent Acquisition Consultant to join our team at the British Council. As a key member of our Talent Acquisition team, you will be responsible for finding and attracting top talent to support our mission of building connections, understanding, and trust between people in the UK and countries worldwide.

Key Responsibilities

  • Deliver high-quality hires for the British Council, ensuring all roles have an agreed talent acquisition plan which is delivered to a high standard.
  • Recruit vacancies by deploying the end-to-end talent acquisition process, including sourcing, shortlisting, developing, and maintaining talent pools, advising on recruitment timelines and strategies, scheduling interviews, and offer management.
  • Use data to accurately track and monitor performance of your TA pipeline and ensure resources are effectively utilised to deliver against performance metrics, such as time to offer, candidate conversion, etc.
  • Develop collaborative working relationships with hiring managers, People function colleagues, and relevant teams through proactive partnership, to create a positive customer experience through all aspects of the TA process.
  • Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement through sharing ideas and feedback, keeping up to date with external recruitment best practice, and aligning to personal professional development.
  • Support diversity objectives, ensuring all attraction, sourcing, and selection activity promotes equal opportunity, delivers a diverse talent pool, and improves the attraction of the British Council to under-represented groups.

Requirements

  • Proven experience of talent acquisition processes and a range of selection techniques.
  • Understanding of candidate sourcing techniques, including digital/social media and direct sourcing.
  • Understanding and experience of implementing attraction activities that promote diversity in hiring.
  • Experience building and maintaining relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders, including overcoming challenges and barriers.
  • Experience of delivering hiring to TA performance metrics and mechanisms.
  • Confident and clear communicator, with experience of adapting your style and approach for maximum impact.
  • Driven and solutions-orientated to provide an advisory level of service to stakeholders, with a focus on delivering to a high standard and achieving agreed metrics.
  • Experience of planning and organising, confidence in managing your own time effectively in a fast-paced environment, and responding to unforeseen priorities.

Language Requirements

The British Council systems and global processes operate in English. Written and verbal proficiency in English is required.

Professional Qualification and Certification

Recruitment or HR qualification (desirable not essential).

About the British Council

The British Council is a UK-based international organisation that supports peace and prosperity by building connections, understanding, and trust between people in the UK and countries worldwide. We work directly with individuals to help them gain the skills, confidence, and connections to transform their lives and shape a better world in partnership with the UK.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Statement



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